❓ Mr. Wyatt questions the Premier on actions to prevent miscarriages of justice due to lack of interpreter services for Indigenous people, referencing the Chief Justice's concerns. The Premier dismisses the mistrial as a miscarriage of justice and disagrees with the Chief Justice's view.
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INDIGENOUS
INCARCERATION RATES — INTERPRETER SERVICES — ACCESS
908. Mr B.S. WYATT to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. In
light of the fact that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court referred to the ZZZ### ZZZobvious and direct link'' between access to
interpreter services and the fact that trials have been declared mistrials as a
result of a lack of access to interpreter services, what will the Premier do to
ensure that there are no miscarriages of justice as a result of lack of access
to interpreters?
INCARCERATION RATES — INTERPRETER SERVICES — ACCESS
908. Mr B.S. WYATT to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. In
light of the fact that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court referred to the ZZZ### ZZZobvious and direct link'' between access to
interpreter services and the fact that trials have been declared mistrials as a
result of a lack of access to interpreter services, what will the Premier do to
ensure that there are no miscarriages of justice as a result of lack of access
to interpreters?
AnswerView source ↗
Declaring a mistrial is not a miscarriage of justice. I have
the highest respect for the Chief Justice and his views, but it is not a view
shared by the government.
the highest respect for the Chief Justice and his views, but it is not a view
shared by the government.
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